Inevitably, Andre Ayew tied the game at 1-1 in the 82nd minute. It felt like Ghana was going to go and take the three points.

But then in the 86th minute, the U.S. finally got upfield and won a corner.

John Brooks, the 21-year-old defender who came on for the injured Besler, buried it to make it 2-1 (video via ESPN):

Brooks went nuts:

It's a massive, massive win for the U.S.

Things only get difficult from here, and who knows whether Altidore will be healthy for Sunday's game against Portugal. But with a tie against Portugal or Germany the U.S. could sneak into the knockout stage.